Did you hear that in a recent episode of Game of
Thrones the atmosphere was ruined by a Starbucks cup
left prominently visible on the set during taping (or
whatever they call it these days)?
Yes, I saw a picture of it. Somebody wasn't paying attention there. Have
to remember, for authenticity, nothing that doesn't fit the time frame.
Strikes me that a lot of people had to fail to notice
that one - props crew, scene director, camera person,
editors, and not least the actors on the set. Or was
there postproduction sabotage?
IOW, I should wear all wire, not a mix of plastic and wire, frame
glasses if I were to be an extra in anything set before the 1920s or so.
A lot more than that - big lenses are a fairly
recent thing, for example.
Especially if the music doesn't quite match up to what the actor is doing (poor lip sync, especially).
Lip synching is a substantially difficult art. I
recommend the documentary Being George Clooney to
you (I saw it of course up in the air).
I'll pass--we don't have cable or anything like Netflix and it probably wasn't on over the airwaves channels.
I've no idea. As I said ... .
It gave her something to do other than drilling one
day. > ML> > ML> What, is she a dentist? [g]
Military drilling--marching, weapons practice, etc
Or an oil rig worker. Another joke.
Not funny.
Tough crowd. I'll be here all week.
I should be also, with time out for this and that. Got a good deal on
That was a joke too.
bok choy at the farmer's market (bought one bunch, given 2 more) the
other day so spent some time earlier today getting some veggies ready
for a stir fry for supper. Also putting in some carrots, onion, zuchinni
and yellow squash--got the latter 2 at the market also. A bit of beef,
maybe about 1/2 pound and seasoning.............over rice, supper.
Oh, my, this time you took away my appetite!
Warm weather crops mostly, We may end up getting those
to Yellowknife eventually "Light up your life with
Uranium Mine Coffee."
I'll take a pass on that one.
That would be a bright idea.
Ore not so bright, if it's a poor grade uranium.
How could I counter that?
Had another check today, doing well enough that he said "4-6 weeks"
for > the next one. Booked it for 4 weeks because of other plans.
That they're willingly giving you wiggle room
is also a good sign.
Yes, it means that the hole is almost filled in--finally!
Yeah! or, as people spell it nowadays, yay.
and Mom were > visiting us but he'd never ask Mom to cook the "new" thing at home, even > tho he might have enjoyed it.
There are a lot of things going on, obviously his
hideboundness, but he may have had reasons for not
overtaxing the energies of your mother as well.
I don't know if she tried much of anything "adventurous" when they were
first married. (There was the story about her using curry powder in
I first read "first marriage" and went whoa!,
nowadays often spelled woah!
something while she was pregnant with my brother, Dad saying that it was
his turn for morning sickness.) She used to make chili sauce with home
That is quite a funny story.
grown tomatoes--the recipe called for something like 3/4 teaspoon of
Tabasco sauce for 8 or 9 pints. I used to tell her that she made one
Doing as much violence to the concept of chili would be
to add too many home-grown tomatoes, which are likely to
have been way too sweet.
bottle of Tabasco last about 50 years, and probably not that far off.
The first time I made the recipe, I did it as written. Subsequent times
I've noticeably kicked up the amount of Tabasco used, but not to the
point where you taste just Tabasco heat.
I have cooked in many kitchens where the Tabasco bottle
was the only spicy heat presence and have seen several
bottles whose contents have turned various shades of
brown or gray and in at least one case almost clear.
tonight," whereupon the grim old man wordlessly tipped
the water pitcher into the tureen.
And served that soup until it was all gone.
That is the implication of the story.
Remind me, in September, to tell you the potato chip story.
Not sure I'll remember, but Nancy probably will.
Pan Fried Abalone
categories: breaded abalone, shellfish, main
yield: 1 batch
1 fresh abalone
1 lemon
1 lb freshly baked sourdough bread
1 Tb freshly grated parmesan (opt)
1 Tb chopped fresh parsley (opt)
1 egg, whisked
1/4 c milk
oil
sea salt
cracked pepper
Preheat oven to 400F.
Clean and slice abalone into small 3/4" steaks.
Place 1/4 of the bread on a cookie sheet and
toast in the oven until golden, 12 to 15 min).
Use remainder of bread to serve with abalone -
either garlic bread or just warmed with butter.
Make crumbs of the toasted bread pieces. Add
parsley and parmesan and mix well.
Whisk egg until fluffy. Add milk and stir lightly
until blended.
Create an assembly line to bread and fry your
abalone quickly.
Place bread crumbs on plate next to egg bowl.
Heat a heavy skillet on medium high for 2 min.
Meanwhile take one abalone steak and dip it in
egg wash, then completely coat with crumbs.
Shake off excess.
Add a 3-count of oil to the preheated pan, and
when oil shimmers add abalone. Fry until golden,
20 to 50 sec per side (depending upon thickness).
Place cooked abalone steak on plate in preheated
200F oven and repeat with remaining abalone.
Season lightly with sea salt and pepper. Serve
immediately with your favorite side dishes and
very dry white wine like a California or New
Zealand Sauvignon Blanc. Take the time to plate
your dishes with the sides prior to cooking the
abalone so that you may serve it quickly without
letting it sit.
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